Patrice Funderburg

Patrice Funderburg is a human resources consultant. In this episode we explore transitioning from corporate work to social activism, issues of incarceration, race consciousness, and self-care and liberation.

Dianne English

Dianne English leads a community building initiative. In this episode we explore racial inclusion and equity, social activism, family legacy, friendship, and what she knows for certain.

Michael Marsicano

Michael Marsicano leads a community foundation. In this episode we explore economic disparities, task forces, the complexity of grant-making, and a career devoted to the arts, philanthropy, education and citizenship.

Jack Ossa

Jack Ossa is an architect and graphic artist. In this episode we explore the power that directs him, mapping his mind, playing music, a story of immigration, and dreams of design.

Dave Newell

Dave Newell is a director of a collegiate leadership development center. In this episode we explore preparing students for leadership, how to be a better leader, being present in the moment and fulfilling the desire to serve.

Candice Langston

Candice Langston is a communications consultant who helps organizations make a positive impact in their communities. In this episode we explore media and messaging, getting proximate, TED talks, Hello Kitty and the music of Duran Duran. 

Russ Greenfield

Russ Greenfield directs integrative medicine for a regional healthcare system. In this episode we explore health care reform, wellness, helping people bounce, emergency medicine, and the work of leading systemic change. 

Fabi Preslar

Fabi Preslar is an entrepreneur who helps clients share their stories. In this episode we explore custom publishing, leaps of faith, a shared near-death experience, and business as a creative and spiritual act.

Robert Bush

Robert Bush leads an arts and culture council. In this episode we explore the power of art, a perfect childhood, access and inclusion, the city as a classroom, and his greatest accomplishment.  

Philip Blumenthal

Philip Blumenthal leads a family foundation. In this episode we explore family history, ‘tsedaqah,’ grant-making, naming rights, being a middle child, and caring for our planet and community. 

Angela Gala

Angela Gala is a meditation teacher and event planner. In this episode we explore meditating, the connection between meditation and creativity, what makes for a good event, and a purpose-driven life. 

Tom Gabbard

Tom Gabbard leads a performing arts organization. In this episode we explore what a producer actually does, perfectionist tendencies, a pivotal moment, and presenting shows that transform people and place. 

Dianne Chipps Bailey

Dianne Chipps Bailey is an attorney who serves non-profit clients. In this episode we explore the non-profit sector, the grounding of faith, the illusion of perfection, privilege, and the guidance of gratitude. 

Manoj Kesavan

Manoj Kesavan is a cultural catalyst and creative instigator. In this episode we explore curatorial judgment, the art of social practice, the leap of faith of creative initiatives, taking a stance, and doing what one must. 

Lee Keesler

Lee Keesler leads a multi-branch urban library system. In this episode we explore leading transformation across an enterprise, family history, chapters of life, and the call of community stewardship. 

Phillip Larrimore

Phillip Larrimore is a visual artist who explores that which is and is between. In this episode we explore the divine, aluminum perforated boxes, appearance, reappearance, melancholia, and converting sorrow to beauty.